Wrapper for bottles.



PATENTED MAY 10, 1904.

A. FORBES.

WRAPPER FOR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1904.

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Patented May 10, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREWV FORBES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WRAPPER FOR BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,602, dated May 10,1904.

Application filed February 16, 1904. Serial No. 193,857. (No model.)

To (Ll/1 whom, 71/ In/Ly concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW FORBES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wrappers forBottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to package-wrappers, and more particularly towrappers for bottles.

The object of the invention is to provide a wrapper a portion of whichwill constitute a label gummed for attachment to the bottle,

so that when the wrapper is removed the label portion will adhere to thebottle to serve the purpose of the ordinary label.

The construction of my improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the invention,showing the outer side of the wrapper; Fig. 2 is a similar view showingthe inner surface of the wrapper. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theinner side of the wrapper, illustrating the manner of applying the sameto a bottle. Fig. 4: is a view in perspective of a completed package,showing a bottle inclosed within the wrapper; and Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of a bottle with label attached as it appears after thewrapper has been removed.

The reference numeral 1 designates the wrapper, which is of rectangularshape and preferably of paper, l'iaving its side edges 2 upturned bycreasing to facilitate the forma tion of a neat and compact package.

Adjacent to one end of the wrapper is printed a label 3, designed toserve as the permanent label for the bottle to be inclosed within thewrapper. This label is printed or impressed upon the outer surface ofthe wrapper and is surrounded or inclosed by a continuous weakenedbreak-linea of perforations or similar means, thus rendering the labelportion of the wrapper readily separable from the remainder thereof.

The inner surface 5 of the label portion of the wrapper is gummed, asshown in Fig. 2,

so that that portion of the wrapper will adhere to the bottle when thelatter is wrapped up, as will be again referred to hereinafter.

The outer surface of the wrapper adjacent to the end opposite to thathearing the label 3 may bear any desired or appropriate advertisingmatter, as indicated at 6, to provide a label or designation for thewrapped package, which will be either printed upon or attached to theWrapper to be removable there with.

The inner edge of the wrapper on the end opposite the portion bearingthe label 3 is gummed, as indicated in the drawings, to firmly hold thepackage in wrapped condition.

The utility of my invention will be readily understood and appreciatedfrom the illustrations in the drawings in connection with the foregoingdescription. A bottle designated by the numeral 7 is laid upon thewrapper with one of its sides resting upon the gummedsurface 5 of thewrapper, said gummed surface having been previously dampened to insurethe adhesion of the label to the bottle. The bottle is then rolled upand inclosed within the wrapper to form the compact roll illustrated inFig. 4 with the outer label in View.

I preferably employ a packing or lining 8, of corrugated paper orpasteboard, as shown in Fig. 3, between the bottle and wrapper to guardagainst breakage.

It will be obvious that after the wrapper is unrolled and torn away fromthe bottle the gummed portion thereof will adhere to the bottle, servingas a permanent label for the latter, and thus avoiding the labor andexpense of the application of the ordinary label. (See Fig. 5.)

It will be apparent that the invention is not restricted to therectangular outline of perforations shown in the drawings, as labels ofcircular, oval, or other forms may be used, as desired, and I would haveit understood that I reserve the right to make all such Variations andmodifications in the details of the invention as may fall within thescope and purview of the following claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A package-Wrapper having a portion thereof within the borders of thewrapper proper gummed for adhesion to the article to be wrapped andconstituting a label separable from the remainder of the Wrapper by aweakened break-line, whereby the ungummed portion of the wrapper may bereadily removed from the article wrapped, leaving affixed to saidarticle as a permanent label the gummed portion of said Wrapper.

2. A package-Wrapper having a label printed thereon Within the bordersof the wrapper proper, the inner surface of the wrapper beneath saidlabel-being gummed, and a weakened break-line outlining said label,whereby the ungummed portion of the wrapper may be readily removed fromthe package wrapped leaving afiixed to said package as a permanent labelthe gummed portion of said Wrapper; said Wrapper also bearing asupplemental or outer label removable With the Wrappers.

3. A merchandise package comprising a wrapper, aportion of which withinthe borders of the Wrapper proper is gummed on its inner surface andprinted on its outer surface, and a packing interposed between thepackage and Wrapper; said printed portion made separable from theremainder of the wrapper by weakened break-lines; whereby the ungummedportion of the wrapper may be readily removed from the package leavingaflixed thereto the printed portion of said Wrapper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ANDREW FORBES.

Witnesses H. N. WEssEL, KATHERINE CASNER.

